Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-08-05
LOCAL NEWS.

1t is understood that the fall term of
the graded school will open on Tuesday,
Sept. 6.
There will be no band concert this
evening on account of the show at the
town hall.
gentleman who is spending the sum
mer in town and drives about consider
ably complains that one of the bridges
on the creek road south of the village is
badly out of repair.
Mr. Henry Burns of San Antonio,
Tex, who has been in the county for ten
days past, will ship from this station to
his home, Monday. two carloads of Me-
rino rams which he has purchased. He
considers them fine lot.
Secretary Chapman of the Vermont
Merino Sheep-Breeders' ASSOCIATION has
received and is distributing the third
volume of the associations Register.
Further notice of the volume and its
contents will be given next week.
ing voted unanimously in favor of law
providing pension of Sl2 a month for
all eX-solders disabled for work by any
cause, and also providing for the pay
ment of the same amount to all widows
of soldiers.
The Ladies' library has lately been the
recipient of three fine engravings, hand
somely framed, for the decoration of its
rooms. Mrs. w. p. Nash of New Haven
gave 'Longfellow in His Study" Mrs.
Rufus Wainwright, shakespeare and His
Friends and Mr.. Philip Battell por-
trait of Mason, the artist.
The electric pump which Mr.. w. II.
Chapman of Portland has been putting
in here for the purpose of irrigating Mr..
Philip Battell's garden, was tried Tues
day. 1t moved off promptly as soon as
the wires were connected and has been
doing good work ever since. The dyna-
mo, which is a simple and very compact
affair, is in Smith q Aliens shop. Cow
cred copper wires connect it with the
pump, which is in the garden.
Butter sold in this market, Monday, at
II to II cents, the latter for selections.
The greater part of that brought in was
very poor, much of it selling as low as
eight and ten cents, and only a small
amount went at the highest figure. The
confirmed warm weather raudars IL i'm,
possible for those who have not provided
themselves with the best of appliances to
make tirst-class article. Dealers say
that the offerings are unusually poor.
year ago Monday the quotations were
II and IL cents.
The town and village authorities have
procured from the Meneely foundry.
Troy, a large and fine bell which is to be
placed in the tower of the town hail for
fire alarm purposes. The bell itself
weighs 1863 lbs. and the whole apparatus,
bell. frame, tire-alarm striker, etc.. 2250
lbs. The total cost was S409S7. The
village pays half and the town the rest
The bell has come and will be hung soon.
1t is proposed to have some sort of
demonstration when it is put up. Due
notice of the event will be given.
Mr.. l.. ii. Coggswell and his son had
narrow escape from going over the falls,
Wednesday forenoon. They were out in
the creek in boat, but had nothing to
propel or guide it with except pair of
small paddles, and as soon as the craft
got down into the rapid water it went
wherever the currents carried it. Mr..
W. {. Danyew, who was at work in his
shop overlooking the stream, saw their
danger and had Just time to procure a
rope and throw it down from the bridge
as the boat went under the structure If
help had come a moment later they must
have gone over the falls.
The family of Frederick Swenor, liy-
ing on South street, has been terribly at
tlicted this summer. First, the son, about
10 years old, was taken with "A fever.
Then the father had severe attack of
ntlammatory rhematism, and when he
recovered from this had fever. Next
the mother, who had been caring for the
Others and doing what she could for the
support of the family, came down, also
with fever. The l9-year-old daughter,
who worked at Mr.. Chester Pratts in
Bridport, was obliged to come and care
for her people, and on Saturday she was
stricken down with brain fever. The poy
is able to be out and the parents have
nearly recovered.
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